TY - JOUR AU - Mazhar, Fatima AU - Amjad, Fareeha AU - Ahmad, Ashfaq PY - 2022/04/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Comparison of Hand Grip Strength Among Chefs and Non-Chefs JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 72 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.51253/pafmj.v72i2.2916 UR - https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2916 SP - 367-70 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To compare the handgrip strength among chefs and non–chefs.</p><p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Comparative cross-sectional study.</p><p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Different restaurants and hotels of Lahore, from Apr to Sep 2018.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> Thirty-one chefs and 31 non-chefs (waiters and managers) were included in the study. We used a standard method for measuring the handgrip strength of the dominant and non-dominant hand. Handgrip strength was measured with the help of an electronic hand dynamometer (Model EH101).</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The mean handgrip strength of the dominant hand of the chefs was 39.90 ± 8.50 kg, with the range 22.76 kg-55.30 kg, whereas among non-chefs, the mean handgrip strength of the dominant hand was 38.54 ± 7.85 kg, with the range 21.06 kg52.86 kg. The mean handgrip strength of the non-dominant hand of the chefs was 38.36 ± 7.97 kg, with the range 24.20 kg-56.66kg, whereas, among non-chefs, the mean handgrip strength of non-dominant hand was 37.15 ± 7.26 kg, with the range 23.03kg-51.60 kg.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Handgrip strength of chefs and non-chefs was the same in the dominant and non-dominant hands. There was no significant statistical difference in the handgrip strength among chefs and non-chefs.</p> ER -